High Point Historical Society on track for museum progress
The High Point Historical Society says they have interviewed candidates for director and plan to move a trolley car to the museum site soon. The Little Red Schoolhouse on Ray Street is being renovated into a candle shop after rental by the school board. Mr Branson’s Scientific Street museum cannot be located.
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High Point
Mr. Branson
Scientific Street
America
Charles Wardell
P.O
Trinity. A
Ray Street
Measuring a Ring Size Without a Jeweler Urgently
The excerpt explains that measuring with a string is inaccurate. For a correct fit, visit a jeweler, especially if the ring may go on a different finger. Surprising your father risks an ill fit, so a proper fitting is advised.
Colonial Kitchen Herbs booklet by Ferne Shelton
A. D. notes the booklet is available locally at Younts Grocery and commonly in gift and specialty shops along national parkways. The item is described as Ferne Shelton’s Colonial Kitchen Herbs and is accessible in regional outlets.
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Ferne Shelton
A.D
Younts Grocery
Necklace making in High Point or Greensboro contact
The note suggests calling Mr. Don Charlton at 882-6463 to arrange help. He is described as a lapidary who can assist with necklace making, offering to try to help in the evening if possible.
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High Point
Greensboro
P.A.W. A
Don Charlton
Address for Bill Gentry Published Again
The item confirms Bill Gentry’s address at 403 Union Street Burlington North Carolina. This repeated public notice provides his residence details as stated in the recent report.
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Bill Gentry
Union Street
Burlington, N. C
Wide width women’s shoes near High Point and beyond
Readers seek 5E width women's shoes and learn that Schwartz Shoe Co on English Road offers only D widths. Mary’s Shoe Store near the 311 220 intersection reportedly carries extra wide styles. If local shops cannot order, three distant sources from a Massachusetts manufacturer list Hill Bros Weston Mass Syd Kushner Philadelphia and Selby Bayes Boston as suppliers.
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Massachusetts
Hill Bros
Box 187
Weston
Mass
Syd Kushner
South St
Philadelphia
Selby Bayes
Winter St
Boston
How to tell a boy from a girl turtle
The answer explains that males are typically smaller, have longer tails and longer front nails, and possess a concave plastron while females usually have a flat lower shell. If a turtle lays eggs, it is female.
Penny mintmarks and their meaning
The question asks what the dollar sign stands for on a 1942 to 1945 penny and the answer explains it denotes San Francisco as the mint city where the coin was produced.
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San Francisco
Burger Calls Out Adrenaline Fueled Lawyers in Civility Talk
Chief Justice Warren Burger denounces arrogant lawyers and shrill editorials as a modern Know Nothingism threat. He cites Archibald Cox incident and laments incivility in law, press, and politics while urging civility in a speech to the American Law Institute.
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Washington
Warren E. Burger
America
Burger
American Law Institute
Archibald Cox
U.S. Solicitor General
Harvard Law School
New York Times
Cox
Harvard
England
Congress
Senate Panel Approves Rail Walkout End Plan With Wages
The Senate Labor Committee voted 13 to 1 to halt the nationwide rail strike through Oct 1 and grant a 17 percent interim wage increase for 13,000 signalmen. President Nixon proposed a July 1 end with no raise, but the committee backed more time for bargaining and a wage boost. The plan also aims to speed passage of broader rail labor legislation.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Signalmen’s Union
Senate
House
Nixon
Congress
Labor Committee
Gerald Ford
Michigan
White House
United States
Europe
Ford
New York
Striking Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Insurance Measure Proposes Auto Liability Reform in North Carolina
Raleigh AP reports a bill to end compulsory auto liability insurance in North Carolina. Rep Clarence Leatherman co sponsors the measure, backed by the Governors Committee on Liability Insurance and Rates. The bill would allow uninsured drivers to pay 50 dollars to the Motor Vehicle Commissioner for registration, funding an uninsured motorist fund to reimburse insurers for uninsured motorists claims.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
Clarence Leatherman
D-Lincoln
Governors Committee On
Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Commission weighs legalization amid marijuana debate
The National Commission on Marijuana and Dangerous Drugs heard that marijuana likely is dangerous yet should be legalized. Drs Kolansky and Moore cited a brain syndrome in 38 patients, while Dr Brown questioned findings and noted penalties may not reflect the drug’s impact. Nixon backs no legalization.
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Washington
National
Commission On
John Kaplan
Stanford University
Commission Today
Harold Kolansky
William Moore
Bertram S. Brown
National Institute of Mental Health
Brown
Norman Zinberg
Harvard
Joel Fort
San Francisco
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Brothers Switch Places In Vietnam War Deception
The Storer family reports that Wesley, 22, is en route to Vietnam to impersonate his brother Glenn, 21, after Glenn left for duty from Fort Devens. Glenn, held in Vietnam on implied charges, later surrendered to federal authorities when his identity was suspected.
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Yarmouth
Maine
Vietnam
Viet
Nam
Carleton R. Storer
Wesley
Storer
Glenn
Rifleman
Ft. Devens
Mass
Cbs-Tv
Virginia
Portland
Senate count predicts death of revived SST program
An AP poll shows 42 Senate members backing federal SST subsidies and 52 opposing. Some wavering senators may switch positions before Wednesday vote. Boeing chairman William Allen’s estimate that restarting SST production costs 500 million to 1 billion is cited as a key argument against subsidies.
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Washington
House
Senate
Associated Press
William Allen
Boeing Co
Allen
Agnew and Mills Trade Fire Over Revenue Sharing Plan
The cross country debate between Vice President Spiro Agnew and House Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills centers on the administration proposal. Agnew has spoken to legislatures in multiple states while Mills counters with strong attacks and traveling invitations.
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Washington
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
Louisiana
Agnew
Florida
Ocala
Bill Chappell Jr
Congress
Mills Associates
Democratic National Committee
Atlanta
Kansas City
Columbus
Ohio
St. Paul
Minn
Indianapolis
Honolulu
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Nixon Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
George M. Stafford
Spiro T, Agnew
Glenn Storer
Wes Storer
Tennessee
Nashville
North Carolina
Illinois
New Orleans
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